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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL 1555 By: Treat
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to abortion; amending Section 18,
Chapter 308, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to contingent
effective date; modifying conditi ons under which
certain provisions will become effective; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 18, Chapter 308, O.S.L.
2021, is amended to read as foll ows:
Section 18. This act Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, Chapter 308, O.S.L. 2021 shall only
become effective on and after the certification of when the Attorney
General certifies that:
1. The United States Supreme Court overrules the central
holding of has overruled in whole or in part Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S.
113 (1973), reaffirmed by and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), thereby restoring to
such that the State of Oklahoma the authority to prohibit abortion
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may enforce Section 861 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statute s or
enact a similar statute prohibiting abortion throughout pregnancy ;
or
2. An amendment to the United States Con stitution is adopted
that restores to such that the State of Oklahoma the authority to
prohibit abortion may enforce Section 861 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or enact a similar statute prohibiting abortio n
throughout pregnancy.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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